The current park-and-ride facility at Kingston has about 50 parking spaces.Source: News Limited

RESIDENTS of Kingborough could soon have a new park-and-ride facility that includes undercover parking, showers and coffee facilities, if a proposal involving two local councils is successful.

Hobart City Council Greens alderman Bill Harvey is working with Greens Kingborough Council candidate Richard ­Atkinson to put together a proposal for a park-and-ride ­initiative based at the former Kingston High School site.

Ald Harvey said the proposal could result in less congestion on roads in and around the city.

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“A lot of cars are just stored in the city all day so we could potentially store them in Kingborough, undercover, in a warm sheltered place with a coffee shop while they wait for the bus,” he said.

“We could give them a free newspaper and they could cruise into town without any pressure.

Comments on this story

Susan Bowes of Hobart Posted at 6:29 PM June 27, 2014

John Cameron, population is not a right or left issue and certainly not about race, religion or culture. It is about numbers. Population affects everyone and everything. Ms Hanson's anti-immigration movement unwittingly put back the cause of the sustainable population movement decades. Unfortunately the Greens have shown no real interest in a sustainable population to curb consumption. Perhaps the issue is just too hard fro them. How does that demonstrate leadership in sustainability or responsibility?

Rob Hooper of CYGNET Posted at 10:21 PM June 26, 2014

So its the greens idea ,what crock Mercury many including me have put this forward before over maybe 2 years but put a green momo and its a story ...???

Mathew Munro of Hobart Posted at 10:14 PM June 26, 2014

Yes. While you're at it, can you push for an expansion of the Springfield bus interchange car park - perhaps make the staff car-park 2-storey and use the top half for staff and the bottom half for commuters.